Section 6, Sierra Leone Seed Certification Agency Regulations, 2018.

(1) A seed inspector conducting a field inspection shallrefuse to certify a crop if he is satisfied that - (a) the crop is so heavily contaminated with weeds, other species or pests so as to render the crop unfit for seed or make in-spections impracticable; (b) the isolation distance or the standards relating to crop rotation, off-types and other cultivars, prescribed in the Fourth Schedule have not been complied with; (c) there are more than 3 pollinating females per thousand plants in the case of hybrids of maize and sorghum; or (d) the crop exceeds the approved and registered hectare by more than 10 percent. (2) If a seed crop does not reach the standards for the class it has been grown, it may be approved in a lower class or rejected for certification if found to be of lower standard than that prescribed for certified seed of the lowest class. (3) For the purpose of certification, there shall be a minimum number of the following inspections- (a) for open and self-pollinated crops , a minimum of four inspections, one of which shall be before planting, second at vege-tative stage, third at flowering stage and fourth at clearance for harvesting; (b) for commercial seed class, a minimum of one inspection at clearance for harvesting stage; (c) for hybrids, a minimum of 5 inspections, 2 of which shall be during flowering stage. (4) A report of every field inspection shall be made by the seed inspector as set out in Form 3 of the Seventh Schedule, and shall be countersigned by the registered grower or his representative. Seed sampling.